Catherine Luke

Catherine Luke is an experienced professional currently serving as the Volunteering Manager at Hospiscare since January 2021, where responsibilities include developing volunteering strategies and providing guidance to staff and senior management. Prior to this role, Catherine worked as a Self-Employed Volunteering Senior Advisor and Volunteering Project Officer, alongside a successful mathematics tutoring career from October 2018 to June 2021, offering tailored tuition to students from KS2 to A-level and receiving excellent feedback from parents. Catherine also served as a Mathematics Tutor at the Academy of Music & Sound, focusing on students needing support to achieve GCSE qualifications. A former Baker at Catherine’s Kitchen, Catherine has a robust academic background with a PhD in Mathematics and a Master's degree from the University of Exeter, as well as pursuing an Associate Diploma in People Practice at Exeter College. Additionally, Catherine's early career included a research role as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Exeter, specializing in land surface data assimilation and the use of earth observation data.